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Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Property Group Rapid Ecological Assessment for Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Property Group A Rapid Ecological Assessment Focusing on Rare Plants, Selected Rare Animals, and High-quality Natural Communities Properties included in this report are: Dewey Marsh State Wildlife Area (Portage Co.) Mead Conifer Bogs State Natural Area Dewey Marsh State Natural Area (Portage Co.) (Portage and Wood Co.) George W. Mead State Wildlife Area McMillan Marsh State Wildlife Area (Marathon, Portage, and Wood Co.) (Marathon Co.) Wisconsin’s Natural Heritage Inventory Program Bureau of Endangered Resources Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 June 2012 PUB-ER-841 2012 Acknowledgments We extend special thanks to Tom Meier, Brian Peters, Matthew Slater, Greg Dahl, Lesa Kardash, and Patrice Eyers for their assistance in compiling this report and assisting with property access and field surveys. We are also grateful for support from the Ecosystem Management Planning Team, Diane Brusoe, Joanne Farnsworth, Alan Crossley, Kate Fitzgerald, Rebecca Schroeder, and Lance Potter. Funding for this project was provided by the Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Wildlife Management. Primary Authors: Ryan O’Connor, Amy Staffen, Richard Staffen Contributors: Noah Anderson – herptile surveys Julie Bleser – data management Andy Clark – plant and natural community surveys Terrell Hyde – data processing Christina Isenring – inventory coordination Kathy Kirk – terrestrial invertebrate surveys Sumner Matteson – black tern surveys Ryan O’Connor – plant and natural community surveys, data processing Brian Peters – bird surveys Stacy Rowe – data processing Kurt Schmude – aquatic invertebrate surveys William Smith – inventory coordination Amy Staffen – breeding bird and natural community surveys, data processing Rich Staffen – breeding bird surveys, data processing, inventory coordination Ryan Stephens – small mammal surveys Cover Photos: Top (left to right): Muskeg at Dewey Marsh State Wildlife Area by Ryan P. O’Connor, Black Spruce Swamp at Mead Conifer Bogs State Natural Area by Ryan P. O'Connor. Bottom (left to right): Black tern by Brian Collins, greater prairie-chicken by Gerald Bartelt, Le Conte's sparrow by Laura Erickson, pink lady's-slipper by Ryan P. O'Connor. 2 Rapid Ecological Assessment Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................. 3 List of Figures .................................................................................................................................. 4 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................... 4 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose and Objectives .................................................................................................................... 6 Overview of Methods ...................................................................................................................... 6 Background on Past Efforts ............................................................................................................. 8 Special Management Designations .................................................................................................. 9 Regional Ecological Context ...................................................................................... 10 Forest Transition and Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscapes ............................................... 10 Regional Biodiversity Needs and Opportunities ............................................................................ 12 Rare Species of the Forest Transition and Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscapes ............... 14 Description of the Study Area .................................................................................... 15 Location and Size ........................................................................................................................... 15 Ecoregion ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Physical Environment .................................................................................................................... 18 Vegetation ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Rare Species of the Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group ....................................... 29 Management Considerations and Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation ... 32 Landscape Level Opportunities and Considerations ...................................................................... 32 Community Level Opportunities and Considerations .................................................................... 38 Species Level Opportunities and Considerations ........................................................................... 41 Primary Sites: Site-specific Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation .................................... 48 Future Needs ............................................................................................................... 50 Glossary ....................................................................................................................... 51 Species List ................................................................................................................. 52 Reference List ............................................................................................................. 57 Additional Resources ................................................................................................. 61 Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group 3 List of Figures Figure 1. Location of the Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group ............................................. 7 Figure 2. Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin and the study area. ........................................................... 10 Figure 3. Landtype Associations for Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group. ........................ 16 Figure 4. Vegetation of the Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group prior to Euro-American settlement. ................................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 5. Landcover for Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group from the Wisconsin DNR Wiscland GIS coverage. ............................................................................................................. 21 Figure 6. High-quality natural communities at Dewey Marsh State Wildlife Area. .................................. 23 Figure 7. Primary Sites of the Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group .................................... 49 List of Tables Table 1. Major Natural Communities Management Opportunities in the Forest Transition Ecological Landscape ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 2. Major Natural Communities Management Opportunities in the Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscape ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Table 3. Listing Status for rare species in the Forest Transition Ecological Landscape. ............................ 14 Table 4. Listing Status for rare species in the Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscape ......................... 14 Table 5. Documented rare species of the Central Wisconsin Wildlife Area Planning Group. ................... 29 Table 6. Selection of Wisconsin Statewide Forest Strategies Relevant to the CWWA. ............................. 32 Table 7. Invasive Species of the Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group. ............................... 36 Table 8. Non-Native Species to watch for, currently unknown in the CWWA. ......................................... 37 Table 9. Major and Important Natural Community Management Opportunities in the Forest Transition Ecological Landscape that occur in the CWWA ......................................................................... 38 Table 10. Major and Important Natural Community Management Opportunities in the Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscape that occur in the CWWA. ......................................................................... 38 Table 11. Small mammals documented on the CWWA. ............................................................................ 46 Table 12. Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Planning Group Primary Sites. ............................................ 48 Appendices A. Natural Heritage Inventory Methods Overview B. Map of Conservation Opportunity Areas for the Forest Transition and Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscapes C. Documented rare species and high-quality natural communities of Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Property Group listed by property D. Descriptions of Rare Species and High Quality Natural Communities Documented at Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas Property Group E. Central Wisconsin Wildlife Areas
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